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Urban Pollution - Cultural Meanings, Social Practices (Paperback)
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Urban Pollution - Cultural Meanings, Social Practices (Paperback)
Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
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Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of
purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in
urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural
pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of
cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban
policies, privatization of urban space, continued migration and
spatialized ethnic tension. What has changed since the appearance
of Purity and Danger? How have anthropological views on pollution
changed accordingly? This volume focuses on cultural meanings and
values that are attached to conceptions of 'clean' and 'dirty',
purity and impurity, healthy and unhealthy environments, and
addresses the implications of pollution with regard to
discrimination, class, urban poverty, social hierarchies and ethnic
segregation in cities.
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